Category: News
The Tinder PA remains unfilled
James has not yet hired the personal assistant who would conduct his Tinder small talk and deliver only the successful matches to him. Granting somebody access to his previous conversations feels too intrusive, while building a fresh profile would create more work than simply sending the messages himself.
His conventional dating is not going more smoothly. A man visits James for dinner, requests a tour of the house and then asks to spend 15 minutes alone in the bed [...]
Michelle Keegan explains an awkward scene
While covering Breakfast, Scott speaks to Michelle Keegan about the new series of Our Girl. Her family watched a particularly intimate opening scene together, leaving her brother staring rigidly ahead between their parents.
Michelle says filming was far less glamorous than the finished sequence, with about 20 crew members present and constant technical interruptions. Scott enjoys the interview before returning for an afternoon programme without Chris.
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Scott discovers Undressed
An evening intended for quality television collapses when Scott discovers the dating show Undressed. Strangers remove one another's clothes, spend half an hour together on a bed and follow instructions displayed on a screen before separately deciding whether to continue the date.
Scott finds the format painfully awkward but impossible to stop watching. Listeners admit that they have fallen into the same trap, adding it to a crowded television landscape already containin [...]
Chris Stark has got caught up in the huge forest blazes on the Costa Blanca, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. [...]
Ripped Rinder arrives on Strictly
Scott watches the Strictly Come Dancing launch and is startled by Judge Rinder's dancing ability and previously concealed six-pack. Listeners begin using “Ripped Rinder”, while Scott's former partner Joanne Clifton has moved on to a new celebrity and he insists he is completely relaxed about it.
Rinder says the launch feels like a glittery sports day where everybody wins, an atmosphere that tests his instinct for criticism. He is pleased with partner Oksana Plat [...]
Another excellent thing from Harriet
With Chris away, previous contributor Harriet offers Scott another “show and tell”. She first appeared with an online video of cartoon dinosaurs shouting “yes”; this time she has found the same treatment applied to Pokémon.
Every creature has been dubbed with a different emphatic “yes”, with occasional “no” responses adding unnecessary confusion. Scott listens through the surprisingly long collection, immediately adopts several of the noises and warns that th [...]
Bobby Norris embraces Bingo
Live Lounge Month begins with OneRepublic, but first Bobby Norris arrives from The Only Way Is Essex for an enthusiastic round of Innuendo Bingo. Bobby already follows the feature and commits fully, laughing through clips from television and radio while becoming increasingly drenched.
Scott is delighted by Bobby's openness about how TOWIE is made. Bobby explains that producers regularly call cast members to collect the latest Essex gossip, allowing arguments and revel [...]
The Tattoo Fixers enter the wet area
Jay Hutton, Alice Perrin and Sketch Porter visit ahead of Tattoo Fixers on Holiday and join Chris for Innuendo Bingo. Sketch worries about the temporary tattoo added to his arm, while Alice arrives ready to enjoy every clip rather than preserve any dignity.
The game travels through awkward radio links, property programmes, the Open golf and a Tour de France reference to exceptionally long skid marks. Alice declares the soaking the best experience ever, and th [...]
The world keeps the nostalgia coming
Scott and Chris expand the Whooo Game into a contest against eight callers. Everybody must name something old or forgotten and follow it with a mighty “whooo”, remaining in the game until the ideas run out.
The suggestions include phone cards, school sayings, Liberty X, Tots TV, Follow Friday, BlackBerry Messenger, dinner ladies ringing school bells, Pizza Hut's ice-cream factory, Bernard's Watch, fortune-telling plastic fish, red-and-blue 3D glasses and chil [...]
Bake Off produces too much material
The new series of The Great British Bake Off has begun with more innuendos than the programme can reasonably save for Bingo. Scott plays highlights involving firm fruit, dimples in the bottom, drizzle going into both cakes and brakes being moved to the end.
The programme also accompanies listeners receiving GCSE results. Successful students celebrate, while those disappointed with their grades are reminded that other routes remain open and directed towards the [...]